“The Model 3 is essentially a smaller, more affordable version of the Model S with fewer features.”

We rarely (if ever?) had the opportunity to see both vehicles side-by-side until now.

A blue Model 3 release candidate was spotted today coming out of Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto just as a Model S was pulling into the parking lot.

New friend of the site Michael S. caught a few great high-res shots which he sent to Electrek (thanks!):

Aside from the fairly different front fascia, you can really get the sense of the Model 3 being a shrunk version of the Model S with a much shorter hood and higher B-pillar. Tesla described the vehicle has being about 20% smaller than the Model S.

We also get another glimpse of the interior of the release candidate with this new sighting, but we still can’t see anything new regarding the user interface and certainly no “spaceship-like controls”.

Let us know in the comment section below if you can spot anything interesting.